1. Jaroslaw K. PONDER Head of ITU Office for Europe
Measuring
the Information
Society Report 2017
Geneva, Switzerland
15 November 2017
Jaroslaw K. PONDER Head of ITU Office for Europe

2. Index The current state of ICTs The ICT Development Index (IDI)
Global analysis
Regional analysis
Emerging ICT trends
Country profiles

3. Rapid growth in mobile broadband
Worldwide, more than 50 mobile-broadband subs. per 100 inhabitants today
Mobile network coverage
LTE or higher capabilities are available to most mobile users

4. More than half of households worldwide now have access to the Internet
Proportion of households with access to the Internet
…but large divides persist, particularly in LDCs

5. Digital divides Between age groups Between men and women
Individuals using the Internet by age
Between men and women
Internet user gender gap

6. Index The current state of ICTs The ICT Development Index (IDI)
Global analysis
Regional analysis
Emerging ICT trends
Country profiles

7. A revised set of indicators will be introduced from IDI 2018
The ICT Development Index (IDI)
A revised set of indicators will be introduced from IDI 2018

8. IDI 2017 Top ten
Iceland
Korea (Rep.)
Switzerland
Denmark
United Kingdom
Hong Kong, China
Netherlands
Norway
Luxembourg
Japan
For the first time, Iceland tops the IDI rankings in 2017
European countries and economies in the Asia-Pacific region take the top places
Top performers have high levels of economic prosperity, literacy and other skills that enable citizens to take full advantage of ICTs

9. Most dynamic countries
Improvements were particularly significant in middle- income developing countries
Most growth in the ICT use sub-index, particularly in mobile broadband

10. Disparities in IDI value – LDCs falling behind in ICT development
Denominations and classifications employed in this map do not imply any opinion on the part of ITU concerning the legal or other status of any territory or any endorsement or acceptance of any boundary.

11. Index The current state of ICTs The ICT Development Index (IDI)
Global analysis
Regional analysis
Emerging ICT trends
Country profiles

12. Distribution of IDI values
Regional IDI
Distribution of IDI values
Considerable differences between geographical regions & countries

13. Regional IDI
Europe continues to lead the way in ICT development

14. Most dynamic countries – Europe

15. IDI 2017 values – Europe

16. Index The current state of ICTs The ICT Development Index (IDI)
Global analysis
Regional analysis
Emerging ICT trends
Country profiles

17. ICT-led transformation
(USD)

18. Complementary innovations
IoT will greatly expand the digital footprint
Big data analytics will extract useful knowledge from digital information flows
Cloud computing will lower entry barriers to scalable computing resources
Artificial intelligence will help human beings to make better decisions

19. precision agriculture
Contribution to realizing SDGs
IoT, big data analytics, cloud computing and Artificial intelligence can contribute to each of the 17 SDGs
Applications:
manufacturing
precision agriculture
government
health care
smart cities
smart transportation
education
Harnessing the benefits of advanced ICTs requires appropriate infrastructures, services, and skills
Cloud traffic
Risk of next-generation digital divides
Based on Cisco (2016). Regions differ from the ITU classification.

20. Index The current state of ICTs The ICT Development Index (IDI)
Global analysis
Regional analysis
Emerging ICT trends
Country profiles

21. Country profiles Overview Market structure Government policies
Mobile services
Fixed services
Government policies
Conclusion

22. IDI data visualization tool
More information
MISR 2017
IDI data visualization tool